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A newspaper ad for The Phantom of the Opera and a Mary Philbin signed photo
14 May 2019, 13:00 PDT
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A newspaper ad for The Phantom of the Opera and a Mary Philbin signed photo
Universal Pictures, 1925. Two-color, 2-page original 1925 Philadelphia newspaper advertisement, together with a black-and-white reproduction photograph inscribed, "All Best Wishes / Mary Philbin," matted and framed together. Philbin plays the part of Christine, the love obsession of the Phantom, played by Lon Chaney. The ad cleverly depicts the Phantom escaping with a bag holding the city of Philadelphia and hypes the film's 6th week of standing room-only business at the Astor Theater.
Overall: 13.25 x 30.25 in.; ad within mat: 10.5 x 17.25 in.; photo within mat: 6 x 8 in.
Overall: 13.25 x 30.25 in.; ad within mat: 10.5 x 17.25 in.; photo within mat: 6 x 8 in.




















